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spinebreakr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The writing was tense and emotional. You could really feel the weight of generational trauma resting on the shoulders of the main characters. The way it informs all their actions is raw and drawn from a very real place. The character work is super well done. But ultimately, the monster in the story is not nearly so scary as what the men do to the ones they love.
Once we started getting chapters from the perspective of the monster, I had such a hard time being scared of her. I came to this book expecting horror and I just wasn't gripped at any point. The gore was pretty visceral at times. Very graphic, and overdone in some spots. For example
Overall, I feel like it started off strong but lost direction a little as it went.
I still recommend. But only If when you read this book you treat it like a Halloween-esque slasher film. Do that and you'll have a great time.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Colonisation
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Infertility and Vomit
ashthecryptid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Classism
The subjects of shame towards a parent, murder of indigenous and white women, tensions about interracial relationships, and intergenerational trauma are explored in detail within the text.sarahc_98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship
klitanightfuryreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The thing with this book is that it is slow and the way it’s written at the beginning takes a lot of getting used to.
The first part was slow and agonizing and then you get to a great story and then it gets slow again. The second half of the book was definitely better and if you can get passed the first half then it is a good story with a very long dragged out ending that honestly just made me wish I had DNF the book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
reddeddy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Hate crime, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
steviaplath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment